His predecessor failed

Chapter 141 The Rainy Season is Coming

It turns out that being a military wife is not easy at all, and it is not as simple as they thought. Liu Yuanyuan leaned forward and hugged Su Zhuzhu, wanting to give her some support and comfort.

"Zhuzhu, what are your plans? You can't just keep it unclear. You and Comrade He are so far apart. It's not a solution if you can't communicate and solve problems. Maybe there are misunderstandings. What was originally a good marriage is now in limbo."

"Let's see what happens. Let's wait until He Qiaojin finishes his mission. I don't know when he will finish his mission. I can only wait. This is the helplessness of a military wife. He must give me an explanation for this matter. Unless we are no longer a couple, then I don't need to care about it."

"Why don't you write a letter to Comrade He first, so that he will know your thoughts after he completes the mission."

Su Zhuzhu pursed her lips and shook her head.

"I don't want to talk to him right now. If possible, I don't want to mention him. I don't want the things between him and me to affect me too much. I still have too many things to do. Relationships are only a part of my life. I still have my own ambitions to achieve. Also, since I'm not wrong, I shouldn't be the one to move forward. Otherwise, I think I've lost value. At worst, I can just not have a man. What's the big deal?"

Liu Yuanyuan couldn't help laughing when she saw Su Zhuzhu looking angry. It seemed that the feelings were still there and she was still rational. It just depended on whether Comrade He would do it. Anyway, she was not his wife and it was not his turn to worry about her. Besides, if Comrade He really didn't care, there was still such an excellent backup as Captain Zhu. There was nothing to worry about.

When Liu Yuanyuan was about to go back to her room to sleep, Su Zhuzhu handed her a piece of floral cloth that she had prepared in advance. The floral cloth was fresh and elegant, and the workmanship was not available in this era. Liu Yuanyuan was delighted. Her family was not poor, but she had never seen such good cloth. And the pattern of white background with pink flowers, pink and green leaves, and pink and yellow butterflies, she simply loved it. She was a young girl who had just become an adult, so how could she not love it.

Liu Yuanyuan had a hunch that if this piece of cloth was made into clothes and worn out, it would definitely attract everyone's attention.

"That's right, Zhuzhu, this piece of fabric must be expensive. I have been looking around with my mother since I was a child, but I have never seen such good and fine fabric. How about I give you the money and buy it. It is really beautiful."

"Let's go, I need to go to bed. I'm exhausted after a busy day today."

Liu Yuanyuan was pushed out of the door by Su Zhuzhu in a few seconds. Looking at the door slamming shut in front of her, Liu Yuanyuan smiled. Her Zhuzhu was so nice.

After seeing Liu Yuanyuan off, Su Zhuzhu opened the quilt and was about to lie down, but she smelled a smell of mold. She quickly sniffed the quilt and pillow, and sure enough, she was right. It seemed that there had been too much rain recently, and she was not at home and had not dried the clothes, so there was a smell.

She definitely doesn't want to sleep. If she didn't have this magical artifact called Space, she might have to make do with it, but who can blame her for having Space in her hands?

She slipped right in, changed into her silk nightgown, and threw herself onto the two-meter-wide bed in the constant temperature room. The world's top-quality bedding was so comfortable.

Somehow, Su Zhuzhu suddenly thought about what it would feel like if she brought He Qiaojin in in the future and what it would feel like if they had some unspeakable things between lovers on this big bed.

Su Zhuzhu became lost in thought, and when she suddenly woke up she found her cheeks were burning. She quickly pinched herself and ran to the bathroom to wash her face and calm down.

Looking at the shy face in the mirror with half-wet cheeks like a lotus emerging from the water, Su Zhuzhu couldn't believe that it was herself. Could it be that all girls who have done that will be like this? Just because they haven't been with a man for a while, will they have this need?

The inexperienced Su Zhuzhu was a little depressed. She was still angry with He Qiaojin. How could this happen? It was really depressing.

I simply filled a tub with hot water, added some lavender essential oil, and took a nice bath to help me sleep, so that I wouldn't have to think about random things all day long.

I feel relaxed in my own territory. I don't feel any burden when entering the space. I don't worry about revealing my secrets at all. I don't have the cautious feeling that I feel in the military compound.

Su Zhuzhu really feels that she has a strong connection with this land, a natural affinity with it, which is one of the reasons why she is willing to work hard for it.

After taking a bath, she felt drowsy and no longer thought about random things. Su Zhuzhu hugged her pillow and quickly fell asleep. She even forgot to set the alarm clock. The next day, she woke up by herself, changed her clothes quickly, and found that everyone had already gone to work. Fortunately, it was not too late, so she quickly washed up.

Probably because she was sleeping so soundly and hadn't gotten up yet, Liu Yuanyuan left breakfast for her in the kitchen. It consisted of two pieces of egg cakes, a fried egg, a bowl of malted milk, and an apple.

Su Zhuzhu didn't want to delay either, so she ate the fried eggs and malted milk, and packed up the egg cake and apple to eat on the way. It was another rainy day, and she hoped she wouldn't be late today and get scolded by the chef.

There is so much rain in this season. On the way to the clinic, Su Zhuzhu found that lakes and ditches of all sizes were almost overflowing with water. In low-lying areas, the water even covered the road surface.

Su Zhuzhu was a little worried. If the rain continued like this, it would definitely cause floods. Neither food nor medicinal materials could withstand such soaking.

As she was thinking about it, Su Zhuzhu went to the brigade headquarters first.

"Captain, I see that the rain outside has accumulated quite a lot. Many seedlings in the fields have been submerged. Should we take precautions? It seems that the rain will not stop for a while. This year's grain and medicinal materials may be affected."

The captain was worried. He had been worried about this matter for a long time. Seeing the water level rising day by day, he was very anxious.

Su Zhuzhu came over to talk to him, which gave him someone to vent his troubles to.

The entire H Province is a lake area, mostly plains and hills. The terrain is generally high in the west and low in the east, and the Red Star Brigade is right in the middle. There have been floods in the past, and it was really miserable. This year, the conditions in the brigade are better, but it can't stand the situation. Once there is a flood, the raw materials of the medicinal material processing factory and the hot sauce factory will be insufficient, and the business will also be affected.

"Zhuzhu, I estimate that if this rain continues for another week, our area will be flooded, so I want to take advantage of these few days to organize the laborers in the team to clear the ditches and build up the walls where necessary. No matter what, we should do our best first."

Since the team leader had already considered it, Su Zhuzhu went to the clinic first. There were a lot of people coming to the clinic in this kind of weather, and they were busy all the time. As for the drainage, she would wait for the team leader's arrangements. Su Zhuzhu had no experience in this aspect, so she would just obey the arrangements.

As expected, when she arrived at the clinic, she was criticized by the master. Su Zhuzhu coaxed the master with a playful smile, and the old man was very pleased with it. It should be said that since coming to this era, Su Zhuzhu has always been loved by the elders. The love that was missing in her previous life is like a spring flowing to her in this life.

By the afternoon, the brigade had indeed sent out a notice to organize everyone to dig dams and clear canals. Even the processing plant stopped working. Now everyone's energy had to be concentrated on flood prevention. The elderly were responsible for clearing the weeds along the canals, and the children were all very active, running around, delivering messages and things, and running very enthusiastically.

It may be a spirit inherited from their bones. Facing the impending disaster, everyone worked together, no one was lazy, and they fought wherever they were told. Even the educated youth were no exception, and they were all as energetic as chicken blood. Even the thin and weak female educated youth kept fighting on the front line, and they didn't say a word even when blisters appeared on their palms and soles.

Su Zhuzhu thought about the scenes of everyone working these days and felt that it might be that the Red Star Brigade was particularly united and hardworking. Didn’t the brigade leader also say that the Red Star Brigade was famous for its hard work and unity in the surrounding area? Since the medicinal materials processing plant and the hot sauce factory were built, the brigade’s reputation has become even greater. Almost all the brigade members are workers, all the children can go to school, and the villagers will help to take care of them when they are old. Their life is no worse than that in the city.

In this way, the fields in the brigade were not left idle, but were planted very well with steady work. Although most of them were planted by hired workers, the brigade had this ability, and everyone was jealous. Those with daughters wanted to pay money to marry to the Red Star Brigade, and those with only boys were very worried. The conditions in the Red Star Brigade were so good, why would girls marry to such a poor place as theirs?

The captain didn't care what outsiders thought. He just wanted to take care of his own business. This time, he spent three days building the flood control dam at the speed of a beach landing. Although it couldn't stop the flood, it was enough to block the overflowing river and lake water. In addition, the silt and weeds in the ditch were dredged, and the water level dropped significantly.

Now looking at the rice growing well in the fields and the medicinal herbs growing without any accidents, the team leader is really comforted from the bottom of his heart. Just say, who can compare to these people in their team? They are all great!

The team leader sent people to inquire, and found out that many rice fields in other surrounding brigades have been flooded, so a reduction in production is inevitable. The next year will be difficult!

In any case, my team is saved. It doesn't look like the rain will get any heavier, and there will be a half-day break every day. As long as it stays like this, there will be no flooding. I just hope it doesn't last too long and the sun needs to come out, otherwise the crops planted in the fields will rot.

But overall, this operation was quite successful and very united. The team leader was so happy that he waved his hand and ordered people to kill a pig that had been saved for the New Year, and the whole team ate meat together!

This made everyone so happy that the half-grown children ran around banging their bowls and chopsticks. The whole team was filled with the sound of banging bowls, which made the team leader angry again.

"They've all been to school, haven't they? Ah, these bastards are still banging on the bowls like beggars. It's so noisy, really!"

He cursed fiercely, but he couldn't hold back his smile. He put his hands behind his back and staggered towards the cafeteria.

Although the living conditions in the Red Star Brigade had improved a long time ago and everyone could eat meat regularly, but slaughtering pigs in the brigade was definitely still a big deal, a big deal in the brigade, so, it was not a question of whether to eat or not, it was a question of spirit!

The educated youth were extremely exhausted during these three days. The three female comrades, represented by Su Zhuzhu, mustered up their last bit of strength to wash their hair and take a bath. Then all three of them lay down, drained of even the strength to deal with the blisters.

Su Zhuzhu and Liu Yuanyuan had no shortage of meat to eat. It was just that other people didn't know about their daily life. Only they themselves knew how well they ate. Liu Yuanyuan had never had such a good life at home. She might be the only educated youth who thought that going to the countryside was a good thing.

Duan Xiaoling lives next door to Su Zhuzhu and her family, and they visit each other often. Whenever Su Zhuzhu and Liu Yuanyuan make something delicious, they will serve a bowl to Duan Xiaoling, so their life is pretty good.

The three people who couldn't get up decided to continue lying down and not eat the pork, allowing others to have a bigger bite. After all, it was eaten by people in the team, so it was okay as long as it wasn't wasted.

All the male educated youth went, and before leaving, they specifically called Su Zhuzhu and the other three. Seeing that they were so exhausted, they didn't force them. They just took their lunch boxes and asked them to wait, and he would bring them back to them later. They were already exhausted, and how could their bodies hold on if they didn't eat something?

The three people who originally planned to just eat a few snacks were so moved that their eyes filled with tears. In critical moments, one can always rely on one's own people!

Now the educated youth and the team members have become like a family. The educated youth do not despise the team members for their lack of education, bad habits and unhygienic appearance. They also see everyone's enthusiasm, simplicity and kindness. The team members do not talk behind their backs about the educated youth being incompetent at work, having poor physical strength and being pretentious. On the contrary, the educated youth are the pillars of the two processing plants that have been built, allowing the team members to see the power of knowledge.

Everyone is developing towards a virtuous cycle, which is completely different from other brigades where it is common for educated youth and villagers to be incompatible.

The villagers in the Red Star Brigade were different. The educated youth helped the villagers to learn literacy, reading and skills, and also tutored the children with their homework. When the team members were divided into groups for work, they would pull one or two educated youth into a group. They didn't care if the educated youths worked slowly. As long as they were willing to work, the team members would encourage them. The relationship between them was very good.

When the male educated youth arrived at the cafeteria, he immediately found the team leader and explained the situation of the female educated youth. The team leader immediately took it seriously. She was exhausted from working for the team's cause, so the team had to take care of her no matter what.

Besides, Su Zhuzhu was now the darling of the whole team. When slaughtering the pig, the butcher would cut out the most tender piece of meat first and hand it directly to the cook. On that day, he would tell everyone in front of him that the most tender piece of meat would be given to Su Zhuzhu, and asked the cook to fry it separately for Su Zhiqing.